01 September 2014

More industrial museums

Aquarius water tower
Today was the Aquarius Water Museum in Oberhausen. It's in an old water tower. They are still used sometimes in case of over pressure in the system. This museum explains where drinking water comes from, how it is gathered, how much it takes to make a car, how the tower works etc. Lots of touch screens. The boys liked it. Lunch is outside at the curryworst van. The lean to side is handy when it starts up raining again. Bratwurst, curry wurst, chips, tomato sauce, and a chat to a local lady truckie.

Arvo is the industrial museum at Oberhausen, not bad. Big presses, drives, drill stands, casting moulds and a ladel/pot thing for molten cast metal. Then we drove off to the Netherlands.


Another cog in the machine

Interesting large drive

A magic steam engine made in Essen

Holding up the tower

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